ESL round 23 results

[Evil Homer]

Wigan 40-12 Salford Att 10,156
Warrington 10-30 St Helens Att 12,762
Leigh 0-74 Leeds Att 4,922 - Leigh are now officially relegated
Bradford 74-24 Widnes Att 10,128 - Widnes look to be heading that way too
Hull 16-17 London Att 8,109
Wakefield 12-44 Huddersfield Att 4,476


The highest scoring Super League weekend ever?

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

London look to have 6th spot in the bag

 

[bartman]

98 points in one game Bradford making their play for the top four, last week JasonE said not to write them off...

That win is vital for London. Four points clear, and have playing better than Wigan or Huddersfield through the year. But anything could happen

 

[Panthers_God]

Ohhhh sh*t

Wakefield are goooooooooone

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

Gone how? It's bloody unlikley we'll be relegated, and bugger the top 6...to survive is good enough for me

 

[bartman]

Not gone, Salford's in more danger. Unless you mean gone as a chance for the top 6, which was a bit of long shot at this stage. Disappointing maybe after last year's heights?

Wigan and Hudds still technically chances, but I'm not sure they'll gain enough ground against London in the weeks that remain...

 

[SFW]

Relegation is pretty much sorted and short of a major collapse from London the top 6 is sorted out too.

The main point of interest is going to be the jostle between 3rd, 4th and 5th. Hull are capable of beating anyone on their day but as shown on Sunday, consistency is a problem for them. Warrington are the worst of the 3 sides in there but once they get Johns on board they are a great chance of getting a home tie in the 1st round of the playoffs, and then the world's their oyster. Bradford's thumping victory is a welcome return to form for them and they are getting all their big game players back on board. Don't bet against them making a big impression in the finals.

 

[bartman]

The run in to the finals, with five weeks to go:

Round : 24
FRIDAY - 12th August 2005
Huddersfield Giants vs Warrington Wolves (TV)
St Helens vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
SATURDAY - 13th August 2005
Leeds Rhinos vs London Broncos (TV)
SUNDAY - 14th August 2005
Hull FC vs Leigh Centurions
Bradford Bulls vs Salford Reds
Widnes Vikings vs Wigan Warriors

Round : 25
FRIDAY - 19th August 2005
Leeds Rhinos vs Bradford Bulls (TV)
Salford Reds vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
SATURDAY - 20th August 2005
St Helens vs London Broncos (TV)
SUNDAY - 21st August 2005
Hull FC vs Wigan Warriors
Huddersfield Giants vs Leigh Centurions
Widnes Vikings vs Warrington Wolves

Challenge Cup Final Week
Hull FC v Leeds (BBC TV)

Round : 26
FRIDAY - 2nd September 2005
Bradford Bulls vs Hull FC (TV)
Wigan Warriors vs Leeds Rhinos
SUNDAY - 4th September 2005
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats vs Widnes Vikings
Leigh Centurions vs St Helens
London Broncos vs Huddersfield Giants (poss TV?)
Warrington Wolves vs Salford Reds

Round : 27
FRIDAY - 9th September 2005
Salford Reds vs London Broncos
Wigan Warriors vs St Helens (prob TV?)
SATURDAY - 10th September 2005
Warrington Wolves (with Johns) vs Leeds Rhinos (TV)
SUNDAY - 11th September 2005
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats vs Hull FC
Bradford Bulls vs Huddersfield Giants
Widnes Vikings vs Leigh Centurions

Round : 28
FRIDAY - 16th September 2005
Hull FC vs Warrington Wolves (TV)
Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Leigh Centurions vs Salford Reds
St Helens vs Bradford Bulls
SUNDAY - 18th September 2005
Huddersfield Giants vs Wigan Warriors (poss TV?)
London Broncos vs Widnes Vikings

Play Offs (Week 1 - sudden death)
3rd v 6th
4th v 5th

Semi Finals (Week 2)
Major: 1st v 2nd
Minor (sudden death): Winner week 1 v Winner week 1

Final Eliminator (Week 3 - sudden death)
Loser Major Semi v Winner Minor semi

Grand Final (Week 4 - for the trophy)
Winner Major Semi v Winner Final Eliminator

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Huddersfield still could be a show for the top 6, if London drop their next two games against the leaders and Huddersfield win theirs, the clash in Round 26 could push them ahead with two rounds to go...

Some great top six clashes ahead, listed in bold.